Dish drainer



M. HERTZ DISH DRAINER Jan. 13, 1931.

Filed Jan. 50, 1930 IN VEN TOR.

A TTORNE Y.

Patented Jan. 13, 1931 I r 1 7 9 232].

UNITEE 'STES PATEN @E MARY HERTZ, o jE A nj b V I DIsH DRnInn el 1 plication filed January 30, 19 30; Serial 42;,64s; I V I I Q g The Present invention rellltes to an im? ingx'tjhe W diSheS-in an uPright Position, proved dish drainer of the yp i h e111- Within'saidpan ortray so that the'wate bodies a pan or tray adapted to'receive Wet readily drain 'fromthe dishes onto the botdishes and having means to support the dishes tom of the tray. Each dish supporting rack 1 so that the water will readily drain thereembodies an inverted U-shaped wire frame 5. 5:,

provide a dish drainer. of the above kind project below the bottom of the tray-and are ts from, means being provided to support the whose legsare. soldered or welded at theirpan or tray at an inclination so that the walower ends to the sides of the tray, and'spaced 1 ter which drains from the dishes will fiow'to vertical bars 9a rigid with and depending I .the lower end of said pan or tray, and the from the intermediate portion of the. frame 10 lower end of the pan or tray having an outto provide supportfor small saucers and the so let spout through which the water may drain like. I f 1 r I from the pan or tray directly into a basin, To cause thewater to flow toward the spout sink, or the like. I 8, the rack 9 nearest the'opposite end of the An object of the present invention is to tray has its legs formed with extensions that r which is simple and durable in construction, return-bent to form legs 10 adapted to rest, efficient, sanitary and convenient to use. on the drain board orother support for the A further object is to provide a dish draindrainer so that said opposite end of the tray er of the above type havingimproved means will be elevated. 1 The racks .9'are inclined in 21} to support the dishes and'to support thepan a I direction opposite the inclination of the 76 or tray at an inclination. tray 5 so that the dishes will notreadily fall The invention consists in the novel form, when placed in the tray for draining, as'indicombination and arrangement of parts herecated by dotted lines in Figure 3. a inafter more fully described, shown'in the ac- In use, the dishes are positioned in the tray companying drawing, and claimed. transversely of the i latter, and'so as to rest 75;.

I In-the drawing: p against the racks 9 which project'abovethe F'gure 1 is'a side elevational view of a dish sides of'the tray. Alarge number of dishes drainer embodying the present invention. may thus be accommodated in a position so- Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. 'j that the water will effectively drain there- '30 Figure 3 is a central longitudinal section from. As the water falls onto the bottom of so."

of the same; and the tray, it readily drains to the center of the Figure lis a transverse section on line 44 tray and quickly runs off throu h the spout. of Figure 1.' V 8 into the adjacentsink, or'the li e.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the What I claim as new is: 1 present invention embodies anelongated pan 1. A dish drainer comprising an elons5 or tray 5 having a bottom wall 6 which slopes gated tray having means to support one. end. 7 laterally and downwardly from opposite in an elevated position and provided with sides of the tray to the longitudinal center a bottom wall which slopes laterally and thereof, thus providing, in effect, a central downwardly from opposite sides of the tray 4o longitudinal channel into which the water to the longitudinal center thereof, the other 9d from the dishes drains for readily running off endofsaid tray being tapered and having a into a sink or the like, as willv presently bedepending outlet spout projecting'from the come apparent. lower central portion thereof, and a plural- One end of the tray tapers substantially to, ity of spaced transverse dish supporting I 4; a point as at 7 and projecting'from the lower racks rigid with and projecting above the 95 central portion ofthis end is a depending sides of said tray, one of said racks havin spout. 8 through which the =water may runfeet-forming extensions constituting sai from the pan or tray into thesink, or the like. means to support oneend of the tray in an Aplurality of spaced transverse racks 9 elevate-d position.

I are rigidly secured to the tray 5 for support- 2. dish drainer comprising an elongated loo tray having means to support one end in an elevated position and provided with a bottom wall which slopes laterally and downwardly from opposite sides of the tray to the longitudinal center thereof, the other end of said tray being tapered and having a depending outlet spout projecting from the lower central portion thereof, and a plurality of spaced transverse dish supporting racks rigid with and projecting above the sides of said tray, each rack embodyinganinverted U-shaped frame having legs at- V tached'to the sides of the tray and an intermediate portion provided with spaced depending rigid bars.

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature.

MAR Y HERTZ. 

